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lame
1[ leym ]
adjective
- physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty:
a lame racehorse.
- impaired or disabled through defect or injury:
a lame arm.
- weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy:
a lame excuse.
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. awkward, dull, stupid, or uninteresting.
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.
verb (used with object)
- to make lame or defective.
noun
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
lame
2[ leym; French lam ]
noun
- any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet.
é
3[ lah-mey, la-; French la-mey ]
noun
- an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
é
1/ ˈɑːɪ /
noun
- a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
- ( as modifier )
a gold é gown
lame
2/ ɪ /
adjective
- disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
- painful or weak
a lame back
- weak; unconvincing
a lame excuse
- not effective or enthusiastic
a lame try
- slang.conventional or uninspiring
verb
- tr to make lame
lame
3/ ɪ /
noun
- one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lame1
Origin of lame2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lame1
Origin of lame2
Origin of lame3
Example Sentences
"We had ducks and chickens, a couple of the ducks went lame and we did consult the vet, he thought it was because of lead contamination," added Robin.
"Is this lame?" she asked at the last moment.
"It is unfortunate that Olmert, regardless of how nice he was… was a lame duck," Husseini says, "and therefore, we will go nowhere with this."
Even before his martial law declaration, Yoon had been reduced to a lame duck leader as the opposition party held the majority in parliament.
It had put up a good fight, but the Golden Globes was irreparably wounded and ready to go the way of a lame horse.
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